Key Figures in Railroad History

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Foster Blodgett

Superintendent — Western & Atlantic Railroad

<div class="mh-excerpt">Foster Blodgett Jr. was a businessman, politician, and superintendent of Georgia's Western & Atlantic Railroad.</div> <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://railfanning.org/people/name/foster-blodgett/" title="Foster Blodgett"></a>

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Alan Stephenson Boyd

President — Amtrak

<div class="mh-excerpt">Alan Stephenson Boyd was a lawyer by trade, and in November 1966, he was the first secretary of the United States Department of Transportation.</div> <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://railfanning.org/people/name/alan-boyd/" title="Alan Stephenson Boyd"></a>

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Gilbert C. Breed

General Freight Agent — Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad

<div class="mh-excerpt">Gilbert C. Breed held a series of posts with the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad.</div> <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://railfanning.org/people/name/gilbert-breed/" title="Gilbert C. Breed"></a>

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Tales from the Rails on Substack

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